alone

alone
adjective & adverb
  1. having no one else present; on one's own
    单独的（地），独自的（地）
    [as predic. adj.]she was alone that evening.
    她那晚独自一人。
    [as adv.]he lives alone.
    他独居。
    ■without others’ help or participation; single-handed
    单干的（地）
    [as adv.]team members are more effective than individuals working alone.
    团队合作比个人单干更有效。
    ■[as adj.]isolated and lonely
    孤立的，孤独的
    she was terribly alone and exposed.
    她十分孤独，无所庇护。
    ■having no companions in a particular position or course of action
    单独的，仅仅的，单干的
    [as predic. adj.]they were not alone in dissenting from the advice.
    不同意此建议的不仅仅是他们。
  2. [as adv.]indicating that something is confined to the specified subject or recipient
    只，仅仅
    he is answerable to Parliament alone.
    他只对议会负责。
    it was a smile for him alone.
    那是一个只给他一人的微笑。
    ■used to emphasize that only one factor out of several is being considered and that the whole is greater or more extreme
    仅仅…就
    there were fifteen churches in the town centre alone.
    仅市中心就有15座教堂。
常用词组
go it alone
  1. (informal)act by oneself without assistance
    (非正式)单干
leave (或 let) someone/thing alone
  1. abandon or desert someone or something
    抛弃，放弃（某人或物）
  2. stop disturbing or interfering with someone or something
    不妨碍，不打扰（某人或物）
let alone
  1. 见 let
派生
aloneness
noun
语源
  1. Middle English : from all + one
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